Horse-collar shield.



.No. 796,865. PATENTED AUG. 8, 1905.

G. A. REYLING. HORSE COLLAR SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILEDZNOV. 9, 1904,

\lmmmumnm Witnesses Inventor,

W b y W Attorneys CHARLES A. REYLING, 0F DAHLGREN, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-COLLAR SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed November 9, 1904. Serial. No. 232,007.

To all whom, it TIZ/(LZ/ concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. REYLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dahlgren, in the county of Hamilton and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Horse- Collar Shield, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to horse-collars, and has for its object to provide a simply-constructed shield readily applicable to any size of collar and adjustable thereon, to protect the collar at the point where it is most liable to become fractured, to prevent such fracture or rupture, and likewise to effect the repair of a collar previously fractured or prevent further deterioration of a collar previously ruptured.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions,and general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a horse-collar with the improved protecting-shield applied. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, enlarged, on the plane indicated by line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the improved shield member detached, the parts being separated.

The improved device comprises two plates 10 11 of any suitable materialsuch as sheet metal, heavy sole-leather, or the like-curved to embrace the collar (represented at 12) from opposite sides at the required point thereon, generally at the throat portion, where horsecollars are most liable to become fractured or ruptured.

The plates conform substantially to the outlines of the collar at the point where applied and overlap at their adjacent edges With longitudinal slots 13 14 in the edges of one plate and diagonal slots 15 16 in the edges of the other plate, the slots when alined to receive clamping-bolts 17 18, by which the plates are detachably connected.

By forming one set of the slots diagonal to the longitudinal plane of the plates it is obvious the plates may be adjusted toward or away from each other to adapt the same to collars of different sizes and diameters at the point where applied, said slots intersecting in all positions. The shield-plates may also be thus clamped upon the collar and hold the same firmly between them, effectually preventing rupture or fracture at this point, and by applying the shield at the weakest portion, generally the throat of the collar, as before stated, the durability and strength will be correspondingly increased. Then, again, if the collar is ruptured the application of the shield-plates will effectually stop all further rupture and effect a complete repair of the collar and prevent further deterioration of the same.

The arrangement of intersecting slots is an advantage in applying the shield to a collar in which a break has occurred in the fact that the members of the shield at one end may be forced toward each other after the bolts have been inserted and may be held while these bolts are tightened, after which the other ends of the sections may be forced toward each other to compress the collar and then secured in the same way. This operation may be repeated to still further draw the parts together, and thus secure the clamp portion of the collar and substantially strengthen it at the point of greatest strain and wear.

The device may be inexpensively constructed and readily applied to any size or form of collar.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A horse-collar shield comprising two opposing plates conforming to the collar and adapted to embrace the same from opposite sides with their adjacent edges overlapping and provided with intersecting slots, and clamping-bolts engaging said slots.

2. A horse-collar shield comprising two opposing plates conforming to the collar and adapted to embrace the same from opposite sides with their adjacent edges overlapping 1 my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in and provided With longitudinally-disposed the presence of tWo Witnesses.

slots in one of said plates and angularly-dis- CHARLES A REYLING posed slots in the otherplate and elampingbolts engaging said slots, whereby said plates Witnesses:

are adjust-ably united. R. W. AYDT,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as W. G. MORGAN. 

